Cleistanthus apodus

Cleistanthus apodus Benth. (1873 September 23) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
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Distribution and Ecology

Occurs in Cape York Peninsula and the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld., widespread. 
Altitudinal range from near sea level to 400 m.
Grows in well developed rain forest, particularly gallery forest along creeks and rivers.
Also occurs in New Guinea.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References: 

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2026): 
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH): 
Cleistanthus apodus Benth. (1873 September 23): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/71314/api/apni-format . 
Viewed: 2026 May 2nd . 

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) [1971]
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Cleistanthus apodus Benth. fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Cleistanthus_apodus.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2026 May 2nd . 

• Forster Paul I, Qld Herbarium (2026) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Cleistanthus apodus Benth. – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 19th and Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status viewed: 2026 May 2nd . 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: 177 (–178) . 
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 . 

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